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My second brain· 2 Oct 2026· 7 min read

Nine things you can ask Claude about your own network

You spend the day in Claude, but the people who send you work live in your inbox, LinkedIn and old notes. Connect YouSpot once and you can ask about them without leaving the chat.

Chris BattisChris Battis

Once YouSpot is connected to Claude, you can ask about your own network in the chat you already use: who you know at a company, who you've gone quiet with, what you last said to a client, or for a follow-up drafted in your voice. Claude answers by reading the accounts you've connected to YouSpot, such as Gmail, your calendar, LinkedIn and Slack, along with your network in YouSpot itself.

Below are nine questions to try, and how to connect YouSpot to the assistant you use.

Halfway through a proposal, and the name is in another tab

You do most of your thinking in Claude now. Proposals, and the emails you'd rather not write cold. It's open from your first coffee until you close the laptop.

It's a Tuesday afternoon and you're shaping a proposal for Halcyon. Claude has helped you tighten the scope, and then you hit something it can't answer: do you know anyone there? You're fairly sure someone from an old project moved to Halcyon last year. You open LinkedIn in a new tab and search. You try your inbox. You find a thread from 2023 with a name that looks right, copy a few lines of it back into Claude, and ask for help writing to her.

By the time you get back to the proposal, twenty minutes have gone and so has the argument you were building. And Claude helped you write to Halcyon without knowing that someone who already trusts you works there, until you stopped to go and look.

It happens all week. Your work happens in one window, and the record of who you know is spread across your inbox, your calendar, LinkedIn and the notes you meant to tidy. Every time a person comes up, you leave the conversation to go and find them, and come back having lost your place.

Every time a person comes up, you leave the conversation to go and find them, and come back having lost your place.

Between the chat and your contacts, you're the one carrying things across

You've probably tried to fix this. Pasting a contact list into a chat, which works until the chat ends. A CRM that wanted every call logged by hand, so it fell behind within a month.

Each of those asks you to carry your network to the assistant one piece at a time, and you only think to do it when you already know who you're looking for.

Tuesday afternoon, and Claude already knows who you know

Connect YouSpot to Claude and the same afternoon goes another way.

Halfway through the Halcyon proposal, you type "Who do I know at Halcyon?" into the same chat. A few seconds later Claude tells you that Ines, who you worked with in 2023, joined them in the spring, and that Tomas, a past client, is connected to their head of operations. You ask for a note to Ines. Claude reads your past emails to her and writes one that sounds like you, and you're back on the proposal before you've lost your place.

If a name comes up while you're working, you ask about it where you are, instead of leaving the chat to go and look it up.

You still decide who to write to and what to say. Claude does the looking up.

The nine questions

Each one is written the way people type it. Swap in your own names.

  1. Who do I know at Halcyon?

    Claude searches your LinkedIn connections and the people in YouSpot, then shows you the warmest way in: who you know there yourself, and who could introduce you if you don't know anyone.

    The same question in YouSpot's chat

    Who do I know at Halcyon?

    Two ways in at Halcyon:

    • Ines joined them in the spring. You worked together in 2023.
    • Tomas, a past client, is connected to their head of operations, so he could introduce you.

    Ines is the warmer way in. Want a note to her?

    4.2sLinkedInBrain

    It reads your LinkedIn connections and your network in YouSpot. It's the same question YouSpot's who can get me into a company? page is built around.

  2. What should I post on LinkedIn this week, and which of my posts did best?

    Claude looks at your own recent posts and how each one did, so its suggestions start from what the people who follow you already responded to.

    The same question in YouSpot's chat

    What should I post on LinkedIn this week, and which of my posts did best?

    Your two best posts lately were both about pricing, and past clients commented on each one.

    • Cora Lind

      Independent operations consultant

      LinkedIn · Aug 19, 2026

      I stopped offering free discovery calls this year. A paid hour changes what the client brings to it. Two clients told me it was the most useful hour of the whole project.

      • 214 likes
      • 38 comments
      • 9 reposts

    • Cora Lind

      Independent operations consultant

      LinkedIn · Jul 8, 2026

      Every fixed fee I've regretted had the same flaw: I priced the work before I knew who had to approve it. Now I ask one question first. Who else has to say yes?

      • 167 likes
      • 29 comments
      • 6 reposts

    Three ideas for this week that build on them:

    1. The question you ask before you quote a fixed fee.
    2. What changed when you stopped offering open-ended retainers.
    3. A recent kickoff, and the one thing you'd do differently.
    6.8sLinkedIn

    It reads your LinkedIn posts and how they performed.

  3. Save this call: I spoke with Grace Lin about the spring workshop; follow up Friday.

    Type it the way you'd say it out loud. The note lands on Grace's page in YouSpot, linked to her company, with a reminder for Friday. There's no form to fill in. If you're not sure Grace is in YouSpot yet, add "check whether she's already there first", so Claude doesn't make a second copy of her.

    This is the one question on the list that writes something down. It adds to your network in YouSpot.

    The same question in YouSpot's chat

    Save this call: I spoke with Grace Lin about the spring workshop; follow up Friday.

    Saved to Grace's page, linked to her company. You'll get a reminder to follow up on Friday.

    Spring workshop call. You spoke with Grace Lin about the spring workshop. Follow up Friday.

    3.1sBrain

  4. What did we decide with the Larkspur team?

    Claude searches your meeting notes and Slack together and tells you what was agreed, and when. If you keep notes in Obsidian, it looks there as well.

    The same question in YouSpot's chat

    What did we decide with the Larkspur team?

    From your notes on the September 12 call and the Slack thread after it:

    • The pilot runs in two regions, not four.
    • Launch moves to November 3.
    • You own the training plan, due October 20.

    Still open: who signs off on the budget. Mara said she'd confirm by the end of the month.

    5.4sSlack

    It reads whichever of those you've connected.

  5. Prep me for today's calls.

    Claude reads your calendar, then for each person from outside your business it finds what you last talked about by email and anything still open between you. For someone you've never met, it looks up their company.

    The same question in YouSpot's chat

    Prep me for today's calls.

    Three calls today.

    Today

    3 events
    • 10:00 AM

      Intro call with Noor, Fairhaven

      Going
      10:00 AM to 10:30 AM2 attendees
    • 1:30 PM

      Omar Castillo: proposal next steps

      Going
      1:30 PM to 2:00 PM2 attendees
    • 4:00 PM

      Larkspur weekly check-in

      Going
      4:00 PM to 4:45 PM5 attendees
    • Noor at Fairhaven. You haven't met. Fairhaven is a design studio in Bristol that opened a second office this summer.
    • Omar Castillo. Your last email was about the proposal on September 22. He asked about timing, and that is still open.
    • Larkspur. Your training plan is due October 20.
    7.9sCalendarGmailResearch

    It reads your calendar and your Gmail.

  6. Who have I let go quiet who's sent me work before?

    This is the job YouSpot was built for, asked from wherever you happen to be. Claude finds the past clients and referrers you haven't been in touch with for a while, and any follow-ups that are due. If you'd like the answer every Monday without asking, Reconnect nudges sends it, as the post on who sent you work and then went quiet shows.

    The same question in YouSpot's chat

    Who have I let go quiet who's sent me work before?

    Three people who have sent you work and have not heard from you in a while. Dana comes first: two referrals, and eight months since you last wrote.

    Three people worth a minute

    • Dana

      Gone quiet

      Sent you two referrals. Eight months since you last wrote.

      From your sent mail · 46

    • Harper

      Gone quiet

      Hired you three springs running. Quiet since May.

      From your sent mail · 31

    • Tomas

      Gone quiet

      Past client. Quiet since February.

      From your sent mail · 18

    Your follow-up with Ines from last week is due too.

    4.6s

    It reads your network in YouSpot and the follow-ups you've set.

  7. Tell me about Fairhaven before my call, and who I know there.

    You get a short profile of the company, any recent news about it, and your connections who work there, in one answer.

    The same question in YouSpot's chat

    Tell me about Fairhaven before my call, and who I know there.

    Fairhaven is a design studio in Bristol, working mostly with healthcare clients. They opened a second office in Leeds this summer.

    Fairhaven

    Design studio
    Company
    Location
    Bristol
    Size
    About 40 people
    News
    Opened a Leeds office this summer

    You know two people there: Noor, who you're meeting today, and Lena, a LinkedIn connection who used to be at Halcyon.

    6.1sResearchLinkedIn

    It reads the web and your LinkedIn connections.

  8. What conversations are happening on LinkedIn that I should be part of?

    Claude works out the subjects you can speak to from your own posts and profile, then finds this week's posts on those subjects. People you already know come first, especially ones you've gone quiet with, because a comment under their post is an easy way back in. You get the few worth joining, each with a two-line comment you can edit and post yourself.

    The same question in YouSpot's chat

    What conversations are happening on LinkedIn that I should be part of?

    Two posts this week on subjects you write about. People you know come first.

    1. Yusuf asked how people price discovery calls. You've been quiet for two years, and you've posted about exactly this. Comment: "I started charging for discovery last year. The calls got shorter and the projects got better."
    2. Caroline shared how her team scopes a first project. Comment: "Same here. Naming who signs off before the scope saves me a week every time."

    Edit either one and post it yourself when it reads right.

    8.3sLinkedIn

    It reads your own LinkedIn and this week's posts on your subjects. If you'd rather have this in your inbox every weekday morning, Posts worth joining does it, as the post on which LinkedIn posts a consultant should comment on shows.

  9. Draft a follow-up to Omar Castillo about the proposal, in my voice.

    Claude finds your email history with Omar, picks up how you usually write to him, and writes the follow-up right there in the chat. You copy it into a reply and send it yourself.

    The same question in YouSpot's chat

    Draft a follow-up to Omar Castillo about the proposal, in my voice.

    Here is a follow-up, short and plain, the way you usually write to Omar:

    Hi Omar, checking in on the proposal I sent on the 22nd. Happy to walk through the timeline on a quick call if that's easier. Would Thursday work?

    Copy it into your reply when it reads right.

    3.9sGmail

    It reads your Gmail.

How do you connect YouSpot to Claude?

Add https://youspot.com/mcp as a custom connector in Claude and sign in to YouSpot once, which takes a couple of minutes. YouSpot plugs in through MCP, the standard way AI apps connect to other tools, so the same address works in the other apps below.

  • Claude (web or desktop): open Settings, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste https://youspot.com/mcp. Sign in to YouSpot on the screen that opens and allow access.
  • ChatGPT: in Settings, open Apps or Connectors and create a custom connection with the same address. Depending on your plan, you may need to switch on developer mode first.
  • Claude Code: run claude mcp add --transport http youspot https://youspot.com/mcp in your terminal.
  • Cursor: use the same address. The setup page has the steps for each app.

You can also try it before you have an account. Add https://youspot.com/mcp/sandbox as the connector instead, and you'll be asking questions about a made-up consultant's network. It costs nothing, and it only reads.

What can Claude see once it's connected?

Only the accounts you've connected to YouSpot, plus the people and notes in your YouSpot network. To check, ask "What's connected to my YouSpot?" Claude lists the accounts YouSpot can see, like Gmail and LinkedIn. If Slack isn't on that list, Claude can't search Slack, and if one you expected is missing, connect it in YouSpot and ask again.

It drafts, you send

  • Claude writes notes and comments for you to send or post yourself. It doesn't send them for you.
  • When you save a call, it writes to your YouSpot and nowhere else, and what it saves comes with you in a one-click export.
  • Each question you ask uses one credit, however much Claude looks up to answer it. The pricing page shows how many credits come with each plan.

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